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mitt romney hitting the road. less than 12 hours after officially accepting the party's nomination and spending general election money, he will travel to see hurricane isaac damage firsthand following a rally set in lakeland, florida n , in 30 minutes. pete alexander will be traveling, and so, there is a new plane and tell me about the decision to go to new orleans. >> good question and we will focus on both of those. and looking at the new plane, we are having a chance to see the new plane of mitt romney and the running mate paul ryan there in the distance as they rally up the troops here in advance of what they are calling a farewell victory rally and it reads that the theme through the next two months, believe in america, and there is another one not too far away that paul ryan will be hopping on and the decision to go the louisiana and specifically the new orleans area, chuck, is one that the campaign had been considering over the last several days to try to find an appropriate time to do it. they say they wer
mitt romney hitting the road. less than 12 hours after officially accepting the party's nomination and spending general election money, he will travel to see hurricane isaac damage firsthand following a rally set in lakeland, florida n , in 30 minutes. pete alexander will be traveling, and so, there is a new plane and tell me about the decision to go to new orleans. >> good question and we will focus on both of those. and looking at the new plane, we are having a chance to see the new...
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for the first time since the president vowed to keep hitting mitt romney over his bain record, romney responds. we'll play what he said, and speaking of reaction, will smith explains why he slapped that reporter on the red carpet. we'll play that. is man is aboute the millionth customer. would you mind if i go ahead of you? instead we had someone go ahead of him and win fifty thousand dollars. congratulations you are our one millionth customer. people don't like to miss out on money that should have been theirs. that's why at ally we have the raise your rate 2-year cd. you can get a one-time rate increase if our two-year rate goes up. if your bank makes you miss out, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. you do a lot of kayakingno. whoooa i'm in a river. what are some good kayaking words? like...rapids? look, i'm going through the rapids. ok. i'll take it. new offers in new places so you can try new things. sync your american express card with facebook, foursquare, and twitter to find savings. that's the membership effect of american express. 11 years playing th
for the first time since the president vowed to keep hitting mitt romney over his bain record, romney responds. we'll play what he said, and speaking of reaction, will smith explains why he slapped that reporter on the red carpet. we'll play that. is man is aboute the millionth customer. would you mind if i go ahead of you? instead we had someone go ahead of him and win fifty thousand dollars. congratulations you are our one millionth customer. people don't like to miss out on money that should...
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we've got to destroy romney. this year both conventions are going to be about romney. there's going to be a convention trying to break him through, connecting on the economy and jobs. then you're going to have a democratic election which i don't think is going to be about president obama. they've thrown in the towel on that. it's going to be about ruining romney. we won't really know what's going on in the polls and all this i think until late september after we go through all this. and i frankly think if romney can use his speech to put a positive vision going forward it will be a good contrast to the tone of the campaign that will do him a lot of good. >> governor brewer you also have, if there's a lot of work for romney to do, to break through some of the negative advertising, as you say, and mike said, there's also some issues that the party has right now. i mean here you have congresswoman akin with his comments about rape, that talked about abortion, doing a lot of damage. the entire republican establishment, including mitt romney saying get out, and he says no.
we've got to destroy romney. this year both conventions are going to be about romney. there's going to be a convention trying to break him through, connecting on the economy and jobs. then you're going to have a democratic election which i don't think is going to be about president obama. they've thrown in the towel on that. it's going to be about ruining romney. we won't really know what's going on in the polls and all this i think until late september after we go through all this. and i...
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i didn't think that was a fabulous speech by mitt romney, but mitt romney's better when he's in control. he's a control guy. he doesn't do well in situations or environments where he isn't in charge. and he's in charge now, at least of the republican nomination, and i think that put some wind in his sails and made him more confident. also, i thought the speech was clever in that it tried to go after the president on the grounds of fairness. the speech repeatedly used the word "fairness" and "unfair" and so on. mitt romney's argument being that it's unfair that the markets aren't unfettered to help people get the kind of jobs they need and so on. and there were some clever lines in there. the one i thought was most clever is where he said, it's still the economy and we're not stupid. that's a pretty powerful line. but it's mechanical, it's the result of speech writers. it's romney at his best when everything is smooth. president obama just has a natural gift for being around people and for being on the stage. barack obama loves being on the stage. i mean, he was practically doing shtick
i didn't think that was a fabulous speech by mitt romney, but mitt romney's better when he's in control. he's a control guy. he doesn't do well in situations or environments where he isn't in charge. and he's in charge now, at least of the republican nomination, and i think that put some wind in his sails and made him more confident. also, i thought the speech was clever in that it tried to go after the president on the grounds of fairness. the speech repeatedly used the word...
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romney spoke about this. i want to play the clip. >> you said it was the most wounding thing in the campaign. >> the dog loved it. >> but the dog got sicked. >> we travelled all the time and he ate the turkey on the counter. i mean, he had the runs. >> so if people don't understand the story we are referring to a family vacation the family took where they strapped the irish setter to the roof of the car and decided to have an accident and was streaking down the window. it was a profile piece that he drove the car to the side and hosed it off. is the romney campaign sick of this story? this is one of the latest national interviews mitt romney and shamus the dog. >> it was on the cover of new yorker magazine. i mean, tha romney campaign is never happy when this subject comes up in interviews. this was his first big network interview talking about the dog t. is an old story told to show how romney demonstrated that he was efficient in his family life and it's turned out was used heavily by the republicans in the
romney spoke about this. i want to play the clip. >> you said it was the most wounding thing in the campaign. >> the dog loved it. >> but the dog got sicked. >> we travelled all the time and he ate the turkey on the counter. i mean, he had the runs. >> so if people don't understand the story we are referring to a family vacation the family took where they strapped the irish setter to the roof of the car and decided to have an accident and was streaking down the...
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mitt romney talking about it directly. the visuals, the compare and contrast of mitt romney on vacation and showing up it looks like some type of lumber yard or tool shop. >> hardware store. >> the president there talking and both talked about vacation. it was interesting to hear the president talk about staying in hojos and that's what americans want. there is nothing wrong with taking a vacation with your family. >> let's remember the subtle point that the obama campaign is trying to sell here about the midwest. they believe one of their advantages here is going to be on a gut level. who is more in touch with the working class voter in ohio and western pennsylvania and wisconsin and michigan. this part. the obama campaign thinks they will paint a picture of mitt romney as this out of touch rich guy. your boss, if you will. the guy that was in charge of the companies that closed down the factories in your town. suddenly here's the president talking about right when mitt romney is on vacation where he had to answer the que
mitt romney talking about it directly. the visuals, the compare and contrast of mitt romney on vacation and showing up it looks like some type of lumber yard or tool shop. >> hardware store. >> the president there talking and both talked about vacation. it was interesting to hear the president talk about staying in hojos and that's what americans want. there is nothing wrong with taking a vacation with your family. >> let's remember the subtle point that the obama campaign is...
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what has mitt romney done to fix mitt romney and that has not happened and in many ways they are not ready to end this. we know newt will not be ready to get out and i don't think that the romney campaign is ready yet. they have work to do before the general election. >> not only that, the buzz feed story. it's now about destroying institute gingrich, in going go that way, don't you go after the people that support newt gingrich and say we don't respect you and we will end the only guy that you support. >> can you actually attack gingrich. he is like the blob from a movie, is there anything left that could discredit this man. let hear what mitt romney had to say earlier today. >> we responded to the attacks. if you are attacked i'm not going to sit back, i'm going to fight back and fight back hard. >> john, you are this miami, you have a lot of time that you logged with the romney campaign. has mitt romney learned to be a better candidate in this last weekend, do you think he takes the lessons with him going forward into nevada? >> well, alex, first of all, my connection is not that
what has mitt romney done to fix mitt romney and that has not happened and in many ways they are not ready to end this. we know newt will not be ready to get out and i don't think that the romney campaign is ready yet. they have work to do before the general election. >> not only that, the buzz feed story. it's now about destroying institute gingrich, in going go that way, don't you go after the people that support newt gingrich and say we don't respect you and we will end the only guy...
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candidate romney is not saying whether a president romney would keep this new policy or throw it out. leading republicans in congress are calling for him to throw it out, if he gets the chance. they know what they want from a president romney. as we hurdle toward the november election, it seems like faster and faster now, that mitt romney is on his way to losing latino voters, to going worse among latino voters than any republican nominee since before george bush. remember the primary when mitt romney was mr. 23%? he is still that guy, with latino voters. one poll in july showed mr. romney polling at only 22% among hispanic voters. another one from nbc showed mr. romney with 23% of the latino vote. this week a poll from politico showed mr. romney had bounced all the way to a horrible 26%. mitt romney is failing to win over latino voters, really badly. and it's not just for esoteric reasons. it's not for stylistic reasons. it's for substance. mr. romney called arizona's "papers, please" law, the anti-immigrant sb-1070 law, as a model for the nation. he helped the lawyer who helped writ
candidate romney is not saying whether a president romney would keep this new policy or throw it out. leading republicans in congress are calling for him to throw it out, if he gets the chance. they know what they want from a president romney. as we hurdle toward the november election, it seems like faster and faster now, that mitt romney is on his way to losing latino voters, to going worse among latino voters than any republican nominee since before george bush. remember the primary when mitt...
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but it couldn't have been mitt romney because the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy, the fellow on stage last night said he didn't know anything about that. >> last night i thought was a great opportunity for the american people to see two very din visions for the country. and i think it was helpful to be able to describe those visions. i saw the president's vision as trickle down government and i don't think that's what america believes in. >> overnight polls and "the denver post" give round one to romney. as a republican challenger went after the president's record. >> i just don't know how the president could have come into office, facing 23 million people out of work, rising unemployment, and economic crisis at the kitchen table, and spent his energy and passion for two years fighting for obama care instead of fighting for jobs for the american people. >> the president faulted romney for being too vague. >> at some point, i think the american people have to ask themselves, is the reason th
but it couldn't have been mitt romney because the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy, the fellow on stage last night said he didn't know anything about that. >> last night i thought was a great opportunity for the american people to see two very din visions for the country. and i think it was helpful to be able to describe those visions. i saw the president's vision as trickle down government and...
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it's not just in the romney campaign and the ryan part of the romney campaign. it's throughout the republican party. they're trying to limit the number of people who can vote, keep certain kinds of people away from polls, they're trying to reduce the size of the electorate, trying to circle the wagons. they're running this very reactionary campaign. if they lose and beyond that this is not a winning strategy for a country becoming more diverse. they are on the wrong side of history here in so many ways. >> well said. thank you. >>> up next, both campaigns are lawyering up in case the battle for the white house isn't cleanly won tomorrow night. i hate this mess that's coming. already there are big problems to tell you about down in guess where. florida. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes oscillate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with more brush movements than manual brushes
it's not just in the romney campaign and the ryan part of the romney campaign. it's throughout the republican party. they're trying to limit the number of people who can vote, keep certain kinds of people away from polls, they're trying to reduce the size of the electorate, trying to circle the wagons. they're running this very reactionary campaign. if they lose and beyond that this is not a winning strategy for a country becoming more diverse. they are on the wrong side of history here in so...
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the romney can't connect, romney can't do this. i have an alternative theory. he is dragged down by the image of the republican party. it has not been good since he announced his -- this is, okay, romney is not the most charismatic guy. i don't know if the most charismatic guy that could overcome the negative weight of the brand of the gop righ-ht now. it is very tough. and the same way the president's dragging around the weight that is the mediocre to nonexistent economic recovery, which i think is a larger weight to carry, mitt romney's carrying around the weight of an unpopular brand. >> here's the president's message on medicare, apparently scoring higher than romney's in the msnbc poll. the nbc poll, "the wall street journal" poll showed half of registered voter agreed with obama that changing medicare the way ryan has suggested is a bad idea. only 34% agreed with what romney said on medicare. it seems to me that medicare has become the magnet, the lightening rod of this decision. discussion. it looks like they like the way it is. people who were on medica
the romney can't connect, romney can't do this. i have an alternative theory. he is dragged down by the image of the republican party. it has not been good since he announced his -- this is, okay, romney is not the most charismatic guy. i don't know if the most charismatic guy that could overcome the negative weight of the brand of the gop righ-ht now. it is very tough. and the same way the president's dragging around the weight that is the mediocre to nonexistent economic recovery, which i...
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romney leads by three. on the deficit, mr. romney leads by nine. on all of these issues, that's the one on which he has the strongest trust from voters as compared with president obama. and that confidence in mr. romney on the deficit turns up not just in the nbc/"wall street journal" poll, but in a lot of national polls. even though he hasn't given a lot of details as to how he would handle the deficit as an issue. the bottom line, there's no question as to who you would rather be here, right? you would rather be president obama than mitt romney looking at these numbers. that plus 19 advantage that the president has on looking out for the middle class, that is a death nail for mr. romney's campaign if he cannot turn that around. but i think looking ahead to tonight's debate, there is a real opportunity in the huge disconnect in the electorate, in a way that reflects a real risk for president obama. there's this huge disconnect between mr. obama's best number with voters and one of his worst numbers. which is that president obama has so far not bee
romney leads by three. on the deficit, mr. romney leads by nine. on all of these issues, that's the one on which he has the strongest trust from voters as compared with president obama. and that confidence in mr. romney on the deficit turns up not just in the nbc/"wall street journal" poll, but in a lot of national polls. even though he hasn't given a lot of details as to how he would handle the deficit as an issue. the bottom line, there's no question as to who you would rather be...
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they would never say let romney be romney. like it or not, they need to do that mortgage they put on a facade, the more people pick up on it. your thoughts? you give unvarnished advice. >> yeah, when you see anonymous in front of a quote, it means the person that gave it knows that they are going to say something that is so dumb they don't want their name associated with it. >> so, you don't buy into this -- this whole -- the campaign's not letting romney be romney? >> look, the governor -- when the governor gets on the stage there is no unleashing or holding him back t happens to all of us. we get on the stage and we say what we want. >> i guess what do you -- even ann romney yesterday was asked about this idea and she sort of joked about it a little bit. yes, oh, where's the real mitt romney? but it seems to be something they are frustrated by this is a perception this isn't who he is. >> i know what people are trying to get at. they are trying to get at when you talk to governor romney in a small groups, he is engaging, he
they would never say let romney be romney. like it or not, they need to do that mortgage they put on a facade, the more people pick up on it. your thoughts? you give unvarnished advice. >> yeah, when you see anonymous in front of a quote, it means the person that gave it knows that they are going to say something that is so dumb they don't want their name associated with it. >> so, you don't buy into this -- this whole -- the campaign's not letting romney be romney? >> look,...
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they will if they vote for mitt romney. they will have a chance at a much stronger future for the middle class if they vote for barack obama. >> speaking of voting and ballots either one of you going to be on a ballot again? >> i hope he is. >> i hear everybody -- >> he's still fired up and ready to go. >> connecticut is your home state. >> connecticut is my home state. listen, i look forward to the opportunity to have the honor to serve one day and what that is, chuck, i have no idea. but i'm fighting, i'm a health care lawyer, i've been active in the disability rights movement and those are the issues i'm going to fight for the rest of my life. >> it was quite the moment the other night just seeing that tribute video. thank you both. a preview of tomorrow's jobs report, market rundown next. plus crisscross the republicans the party fighting back on the strategy of florida republicans to undermine one of president obama's newest allies. hear from him tonight. but first today's trivia question. who was the first presidentia
they will if they vote for mitt romney. they will have a chance at a much stronger future for the middle class if they vote for barack obama. >> speaking of voting and ballots either one of you going to be on a ballot again? >> i hope he is. >> i hear everybody -- >> he's still fired up and ready to go. >> connecticut is your home state. >> connecticut is my home state. listen, i look forward to the opportunity to have the honor to serve one day and what that...
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right there proves romney has no game. romney's surrogates, what do they do? they hit the air waves to deliver similar attacks against big, bad president obama. >> what is amazing is what a bully president obama has suddenly become. here a man who came in with hope and change, and now he's bullying his way. he's bullying his way on paul ryan saying he's not coming up with an adequate budget. >> he's just bullying the middle class every chance he gets, isn't he? >> oh, yes, the ryan budget, that damned thing. that's what the republicans are really saying behind closed doors. now their stuck with it. the president is using this document to define republicans. now republicans are stuck defending it. the best thing they can do is say that president obama is mean. >> he's distorting the truth, he's dividing the country, and he's becoming more bitter and partisan by the day. we're just getting demagoguery, we're getting desperation, we're getting partisan attacks from a campaigner in chief and it's very unbecoming of the president of the united states, if you ask me
right there proves romney has no game. romney's surrogates, what do they do? they hit the air waves to deliver similar attacks against big, bad president obama. >> what is amazing is what a bully president obama has suddenly become. here a man who came in with hope and change, and now he's bullying his way. he's bullying his way on paul ryan saying he's not coming up with an adequate budget. >> he's just bullying the middle class every chance he gets, isn't he? >> oh, yes, the...
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let's get behind mitt romney. the damage that is being caused now could be certainly detrimental in the general election. i can talk even specifically, rick santorum taking on mitt romney regarding health care and basically saying that there is no difference between what mitt romney, passed and signed as governor of massachusetts, and what right now is before the supreme court of this country. and he made for those conservatives out there, i think, a very easy argument as to why they should not get behind mitt romney. especially those, andrea, who are hell-bent on repealing what they refer to agency obamacare. >> how many times, a good point you make. how many times have we heard rick santorum on the stump saying that the whole health care issue would be denied to the republican party with mitt romney as the nominee because he could not make the argument effectively against the president's health care plan. he's going to have to take back a whole lot and that makes the very awkward to see what kind of announcement
let's get behind mitt romney. the damage that is being caused now could be certainly detrimental in the general election. i can talk even specifically, rick santorum taking on mitt romney regarding health care and basically saying that there is no difference between what mitt romney, passed and signed as governor of massachusetts, and what right now is before the supreme court of this country. and he made for those conservatives out there, i think, a very easy argument as to why they should not...
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two, i do think romney needs to come up with an alternative.ç rather than being vague and dodging around, he should gave big health care policy speech in coming wks and talk about how republican policy can address the two selling points -- >> how does he do it with his past? the one time he did health care, he tackled it like obama. >> more of the uninsured more coverage. do it by changing the tax treatment of health care, having a deduction or refundable credit. you do refundable credit, you can cover tens of millions of people at a fraction of the cost with more choice and less government control. and then people with pre-existing conditions, a lot of people very anxious about that, obviously. it is a problem, but it affects a relatively small number of people. if you construct high-risk pools properly and fund them properly, you can take care of that problem. take care of the two big things wow this -- >> there's a context here. the fiscal cliff. tax hikes. medicare, medicaid. are we going to have this health care debate again in that cont
two, i do think romney needs to come up with an alternative.ç rather than being vague and dodging around, he should gave big health care policy speech in coming wks and talk about how republican policy can address the two selling points -- >> how does he do it with his past? the one time he did health care, he tackled it like obama. >> more of the uninsured more coverage. do it by changing the tax treatment of health care, having a deduction or refundable credit. you do refundable...
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rick santorum and mitt romney know that if newt gingrich had gotten out a while ago, mitt romney could not have become the nominee. rick santorum would have consolidated all the anti-romney vote. newt gingrich has done him a huge favor by hanging in. that will help romney tonight. >> we'll be talking about the rise of the south with newt gingrich tomorrow morning. i'll see if your headline is right. thank you. i really appreciate you coming on. a.b. and earl i'll see you later when we talk about rush limbaugh. >>> limbaugh loses even more advertisers, and now an honor he was set to receive in his home state may be in jeopardy. we'll tell you how many business, how many kpcompanies e saying bye bye to rush. [ coughs ] what is this shorty? uh, tissues sir, i'm sick. you don't cough, you don't show defeat. give me your war face! raaah! [ male announcer ] halls. a pep talk in every drop. >>> i don't know what's in rush limbaugh's heart, so i'm not going to comment on the sincerity of his apology. what i can comment on is the fact that all decent folks can agree that the remarks that were m
rick santorum and mitt romney know that if newt gingrich had gotten out a while ago, mitt romney could not have become the nominee. rick santorum would have consolidated all the anti-romney vote. newt gingrich has done him a huge favor by hanging in. that will help romney tonight. >> we'll be talking about the rise of the south with newt gingrich tomorrow morning. i'll see if your headline is right. thank you. i really appreciate you coming on. a.b. and earl i'll see you later when we...
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fire barack obama and hire mitt romney. mitt romney has to win. for the sake of the the very idea of america. mitt romney has to win for liberty and freedom and we have to put an end to this barack obama presidency before it put an ento our way of life in america. people understand that the president is the head of this country. the fish rots at the head. >> so, a vote for obama is a vote against liberty, freedom and america. by the way, mike dukakis tried the fish anl yes once. it didn't work out well. >>> next, some are hoping donald trump stays far away from the republican convention. apparently, the the chances of trump taking center stage in florida don't depend on whether he scores a prime speaking slot at the convention. get this now. he is being presented with the statesman of the year award just one day before the convention kixs off in tampa. statesman. it wouldn't be the first time he's come in for team romney after romney clinched the nomination back in may, he and trump teamed up for a vegas fund raiser. the downside, trump snatched u
fire barack obama and hire mitt romney. mitt romney has to win. for the sake of the the very idea of america. mitt romney has to win for liberty and freedom and we have to put an end to this barack obama presidency before it put an ento our way of life in america. people understand that the president is the head of this country. the fish rots at the head. >> so, a vote for obama is a vote against liberty, freedom and america. by the way, mike dukakis tried the fish anl yes once. it didn't...
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romney hasn't done that yet. we know he's getting a lot of advice saying he should do it, but he has struggled to figure out how to do that. keep an eye on that over the next couple of weeks. >>> after a five-week break congress comes back to work. it's sort of fake work. it's a very short session ahead of the election. they're up against a ton of deadlines but will they get anything done. joining me is nbc capitol hill correspondent luke russert. look, they may get one thing done but it's a punt and they may get a second thing done having to do with drought relief; that aborelie relief, is that it? >> yeah. we're back to work with people trying to achieve status in terms of their political ideology. what we see are two things congress needs to get done. they need to pass a continuing resolution that's a government funding bill. the government runs out of money by september 30th. we're told there's going to be a temporary punting bill that will keep the government funded until march of next year. it's going to be
romney hasn't done that yet. we know he's getting a lot of advice saying he should do it, but he has struggled to figure out how to do that. keep an eye on that over the next couple of weeks. >>> after a five-week break congress comes back to work. it's sort of fake work. it's a very short session ahead of the election. they're up against a ton of deadlines but will they get anything done. joining me is nbc capitol hill correspondent luke russert. look, they may get one thing done but...
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if you're for romney, they're important. romney be has these positions. he has to defend them. >> chuck, you wanted to intervene. >> i would say now you're hearing exactly why from what i'm getting from the obama campaign is that they know that biden has to make the base happy tonight. this isn't about appealing to swing voters, that because of what happened last week, biden's job is to almost assuage, pump up the party, ryan's job is to knew ralize biden, if you will, come out of this at a draw at worst, or he doesn't have to play to the base, if you will, and that's what's going to be interesting tonight while in a weird way biden almost wants to force ryan to play to his base in order to create that sort of ideological spat that president obama avoided. >> yeah. >> the one that clearly exists. chris matthews, chuck todd, gentlemen, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> and, of course, chris and chuck will be part of our entire debate coverage this evening here on msnbc with "hardball" following us at 5:00 p.m. eastern. >>> next, paul ryan has never waver
if you're for romney, they're important. romney be has these positions. he has to defend them. >> chuck, you wanted to intervene. >> i would say now you're hearing exactly why from what i'm getting from the obama campaign is that they know that biden has to make the base happy tonight. this isn't about appealing to swing voters, that because of what happened last week, biden's job is to almost assuage, pump up the party, ryan's job is to knew ralize biden, if you will, come out of...
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mitt romney's campaign let romney's new app get released. this is not the campaign's favorite photo, but does the word america seem off. there are more fun ones out there that came like the etch-a-sketch ergs. remember kristine o donnell's shining moment? michael sheer points out another candidate says i'm not a -- fill in the black, republican joe coors running out in colorado. >> hi, joe coors here running for congress, i know what you're thinking but i'm not that. i'm a manufacturer. i helped big the largest -- >> he is not a beer, but he is a coors. you think tea party, you this smaller government, so why is the founder of the tea party caucus, and a birther to boot, want to add a new office of government in washington? what issue could be so crucial? he whipped out his idea when someone started with the birther talk, and now it hit the internet. >> i hate to say it, but i think the debate is over. we lost the debate in 2008 when our presidential nominee said i'm not talking about it, okay? i'd like to establish a three person office in
mitt romney's campaign let romney's new app get released. this is not the campaign's favorite photo, but does the word america seem off. there are more fun ones out there that came like the etch-a-sketch ergs. remember kristine o donnell's shining moment? michael sheer points out another candidate says i'm not a -- fill in the black, republican joe coors running out in colorado. >> hi, joe coors here running for congress, i know what you're thinking but i'm not that. i'm a manufacturer. i...
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mitt romney got 1%. ouch. >> yeah. i mean that's mitt romney's appeal. he also runs well on the electability front. a lot of conservatives are having to swallow hard in order to accept mitt romney. some of them who want to win are willing to do that. others who have some heartburn over some of romney's past and his positions, they couldn't make that leap. so i think it's going to be a challenge for mitt romney going forward. >> david, in your experience did mitt romney make a mistake waiting too long to take iowa seriously? or was he doomed from the beginning, that no matter what happened with -- there was always going to be this split inside the party in iowa? >> i think he did wait a little bit late. eight votes. you know, to me it highlights the importance of organization. we tend to dismiss that, but retail clearly worked, it clearly counted for something here. had he had a little more time, he might have been able to ramp up a little bit more impressive margin. >> dante, rick santorum likes to say, hey, don't discount me in new hampshire. i've been
mitt romney got 1%. ouch. >> yeah. i mean that's mitt romney's appeal. he also runs well on the electability front. a lot of conservatives are having to swallow hard in order to accept mitt romney. some of them who want to win are willing to do that. others who have some heartburn over some of romney's past and his positions, they couldn't make that leap. so i think it's going to be a challenge for mitt romney going forward. >> david, in your experience did mitt romney make a...
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the president did not take governor romney's advice. romney, romney, romney. romney, romney said "i'll take a lot of credit for the fact that the industry has come back." whoa. by the way i'll take a lot of credit for a man having landed on the moon. because although i was in school, i rooted for it. >> see what i mean? 19 direct shots in today's speech alone. why are republicans digging up four-year-old attack lines against president obama. we have the birthers that have yet to put to bed that issue. this is u.s. congressman mike coffman at a fundraiser last week. coffman found himself back pedaling that one this week in a quote that says "i have confidence in president obama's citizensiip and elect ma si as president of the united states of america but i don't think he shares my beliefs. his policies reflect that -- >> so this congressman says the president is an undocumented alien, and he is out right un-american. who votes for these odd ducks and political quakes? up next, mitt romney wants you to believe that he has more in common with bill clinton than o
the president did not take governor romney's advice. romney, romney, romney. romney, romney said "i'll take a lot of credit for the fact that the industry has come back." whoa. by the way i'll take a lot of credit for a man having landed on the moon. because although i was in school, i rooted for it. >> see what i mean? 19 direct shots in today's speech alone. why are republicans digging up four-year-old attack lines against president obama. we have the birthers that have yet to...
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expect to see more of ann romney on the trail. the romney campaign is fund-raising off of rosen's remarks, by the way with a low-dollar campaign, donate $6 to get your "mom's drive the economy bumper sticker and send a message to president obama" the fund-raising e-mail says. number three, this is what the next three months and maybe six months will be like, whether it's the president's religion, romney's religion, some other off-the-cuff remark by a commentator that had no connection to i have not campaigns this won't be the last manufactured con throw verse soift campaign. it seems both parties have an apparatus at its will and sometimes advocacy media outlets to allow these things to go viral quickly. finally, this is the end of the first week of the general election. it was supposed to be a week that the white house and the obama campaign were going to be on offense as well. they focused on tax fairness and mitt romney's personal wealth punctuated by the release of tax returns. instead, the campaign to tie mitt romney to tax f
expect to see more of ann romney on the trail. the romney campaign is fund-raising off of rosen's remarks, by the way with a low-dollar campaign, donate $6 to get your "mom's drive the economy bumper sticker and send a message to president obama" the fund-raising e-mail says. number three, this is what the next three months and maybe six months will be like, whether it's the president's religion, romney's religion, some other off-the-cuff remark by a commentator that had no connection...
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they put romney in a box on this issue. does mitt romney care? i think what romney cares about is the economy looking sour and headed south and if so, he thinks he will win election regardless of the day-to-day stuff. >> it was interesting when scott walker on this sort of magical mitt-stry tour, i can't get enough of that, walker clarified romney's assessment of the recall, saying he didn't want to fire teachers and policemen and firefighters and also said that romney quote, needs a vision and quote, a message, richard wolffe, which is not exactly what you want to hear. we know romney has a surrogate problem but that's not the greatest message to be hearing over the weekend and during -- >> this is a governor who is -- who just got a new lease of life in a state where president obama remains popular, right? also, the economic messages don't match up. if you go to a place like ohio as they have been on this tour, unemployment has actually been coming down. it's now lower than the national average, lower than it was in january '09 when obama took
they put romney in a box on this issue. does mitt romney care? i think what romney cares about is the economy looking sour and headed south and if so, he thinks he will win election regardless of the day-to-day stuff. >> it was interesting when scott walker on this sort of magical mitt-stry tour, i can't get enough of that, walker clarified romney's assessment of the recall, saying he didn't want to fire teachers and policemen and firefighters and also said that romney quote, needs a...
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in romney's home state. today, romney accused santorum of trying kidnap the primary process. >> i understand that santorum said that senator -- i understand it was said that santorum is a big labor republican, he has proved that by taking one for their team and trying get them to vote against me so that they can have someone who think is easier to beat in the fall. >> hogan is joining us. great to see you, your response to the accusation that it's a dirty trick? >> that is just simply ridiculous. i think, andrea, we all know that one of the things that santorum has been open and honest about even in the early debates, he said look, the republicans can beat barack but we have to have two things happen, an energized conservative base and we have to pull reagan democrats. and the bottom line is that mitt romney does not excite the conservative base as evidenced by his poor performance so far. and he is not going after any of the reagan democrats and rick santorum has been strong in showing that we have to show
in romney's home state. today, romney accused santorum of trying kidnap the primary process. >> i understand that santorum said that senator -- i understand it was said that santorum is a big labor republican, he has proved that by taking one for their team and trying get them to vote against me so that they can have someone who think is easier to beat in the fall. >> hogan is joining us. great to see you, your response to the accusation that it's a dirty trick? >> that is...
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ladies and gentlemen, you know the issues and you now the ideas of mitt romney romney. but what i want to say above all else what really matters is heart and character and scripture and passion. the scriptures say lack of people purred. one of the loneliest plooiss you'll ever find p is inside the oval office. the president of the united states has got to have faith and know what they believe and make the right decisions for the people of the united states. that's what you get with r.i.m. he's a man of faith, principle, successful as governor, successful run i the ee olympics. he's great family man. 5 kids 18 grandkids let's been jim real. he's got a deep and abiding love for america, what it stands for and the great american dream. so ladies and gentlemen, pleesz welcome the next of the united states, gloorj mitch romney. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. thank you. wow, what a welcome. thank you so much, virginia! hey, guys. thank you so much. what a great governor you have. what a terrific man and a terrific leader, way to go. [ chanting ] mitt! mitt! mitt! >> th
ladies and gentlemen, you know the issues and you now the ideas of mitt romney romney. but what i want to say above all else what really matters is heart and character and scripture and passion. the scriptures say lack of people purred. one of the loneliest plooiss you'll ever find p is inside the oval office. the president of the united states has got to have faith and know what they believe and make the right decisions for the people of the united states. that's what you get with r.i.m. he's...
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terrible, romney was wrong on the facts, romney was wrong on substance. romney was wrong as a matter of policy." "the lath times" editorial today says, "in mixing sympathy with specious attacks and self-promotion, romney has diminished himself." even bill o'reilly had a problem with mitt romney's criticism of the obama administration. >> the statement that came from the administration was a statement which is akin to apology. and i think it was a severe miscalculation. >> now, i'm not sure the governor's correct on that. the embassy was trying to head off the violence. being conciliatory in that kind of a situation seems logical. >> romney apparently agrees with his bad reviews and has decided to back down from a fight with the president. >> no direct response. when the president says you shoot first and aim later. >> well, this is politics. i'm not going to worry about the campaign. >> president obama spoke today in colorado. >> we are going to bring those who killed our fellow americans to justice. i want people around the world to hear me, to all those
terrible, romney was wrong on the facts, romney was wrong on substance. romney was wrong as a matter of policy." "the lath times" editorial today says, "in mixing sympathy with specious attacks and self-promotion, romney has diminished himself." even bill o'reilly had a problem with mitt romney's criticism of the obama administration. >> the statement that came from the administration was a statement which is akin to apology. and i think it was a severe...
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let me shock governor romney. the founding fathers meant the very poor who they called americans. >> and gingrich got backup from rush limbaugh. >> he makes himself a target with this stuff. he comes across as the prototypical rich republican. wizards of smart in the pren establishment, we can't have newt out there. why, newt's going to be the topic. what evidence is it -- or is there that it's not going to be about romney with these kinds of statements? >> you know, even romney supporters, potential supporters they were simply left shaking heads saying, forget the ideological fight. maybe he's just not a good campaigner. "every time he seems to get into his groove and pull away, he says things that make people think that he doesn't know how to play the game." john mccormick said this "fresh off his big win in florida, mitt romney made the most stunningly stupid remark of his campaign." one guy romney did get some backup from was his romance competitor ron paul. >> not too long ago he was taken out of context that
let me shock governor romney. the founding fathers meant the very poor who they called americans. >> and gingrich got backup from rush limbaugh. >> he makes himself a target with this stuff. he comes across as the prototypical rich republican. wizards of smart in the pren establishment, we can't have newt out there. why, newt's going to be the topic. what evidence is it -- or is there that it's not going to be about romney with these kinds of statements? >> you know, even...
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today, romney will try again. arguing quote, i know the president hopes for a safer, freer and more pros% middle east allied with the united states. i share this hope, but hope is not a strategy. it's a message he previewed yesterday on the trail. >> i commit to you i will be a leader. when i'm president, i will take the care that it takes to rebuild our principles and restore the principles that made america so strong. >> but according to excerpts of the speech, almost every policy romney will call for, a two-state solution, free trade, going after terrorists in libya, has been pursued by the obama administration. they're out with an aggressive prebuttle. >> reckless. amateurish. that's what republicans called mitt romney's gaffe filled tour of england, israel and poland, when our u.s. diplomats were attacked in libya, showed a lack of presidential character. if this is how he handles the world now, just think what mitt romney might do as president. >> in a statement, liz smith says quote it's clear on every meas
today, romney will try again. arguing quote, i know the president hopes for a safer, freer and more pros% middle east allied with the united states. i share this hope, but hope is not a strategy. it's a message he previewed yesterday on the trail. >> i commit to you i will be a leader. when i'm president, i will take the care that it takes to rebuild our principles and restore the principles that made america so strong. >> but according to excerpts of the speech, almost every policy...
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romney has closed three of them. florida. >> this is why i think you see the romney campaign and rnc starting to get things in motion so they can go into general election mode. they know they're behind right now. >> we see the strength of the obama ground game. that's what we hear. it's going to be bigger than '08. they've been preparing for this. have you seen american crossroads, $300 million. they're already going up with ads criticizing president obama. what means more this is type of ground game or $300 million on tv. >> air war versus grassroots. something tells me the obama team will he have their share of ads to air both on networks and the web. after the break, new developments in the trayvon martin investigation. we'll have a live report on the details next. emily's just starting out... and on a budget. like a ramen noodle- every-night budget. she thought allstate car insurance was out of her reach. until she heard about the value plan. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. introducing gold
romney has closed three of them. florida. >> this is why i think you see the romney campaign and rnc starting to get things in motion so they can go into general election mode. they know they're behind right now. >> we see the strength of the obama ground game. that's what we hear. it's going to be bigger than '08. they've been preparing for this. have you seen american crossroads, $300 million. they're already going up with ads criticizing president obama. what means more this is...
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the reality on both sides, chris, but essentipecially for romney, mitt romney is not winning this election -- i would be stunned if he did -- with 53, 54, 55% of the popular vote. if he does, he will win by 51.7, 51.3. it's hard to imagine either popular vote wise or even in the electoral vote. >> i think romney's key here is the larger argument. in order to get to 50, he has to win the larger argument that somehow he's going to make the economy better, so if he does that, i think suddenly getting to 52 and 53 becomes easier, that there's not a big margin there. i think the hard part for him is winning the initial argument and getting there. >> i'm with our numbers guy we all listen to at msnbc on election night. it's too early to call. i have no idea -- i have learned it's too early, not too close, because it could well break this campaign. we don't know. it could break in the fall, i think. thank you, chuck todd. up next, the republicans seem to have decided that the partisan personal attacks, the real nasty stuff against the president doesn't work, so they have a new line of attack bein
the reality on both sides, chris, but essentipecially for romney, mitt romney is not winning this election -- i would be stunned if he did -- with 53, 54, 55% of the popular vote. if he does, he will win by 51.7, 51.3. it's hard to imagine either popular vote wise or even in the electoral vote. >> i think romney's key here is the larger argument. in order to get to 50, he has to win the larger argument that somehow he's going to make the economy better, so if he does that, i think...
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chief romney foreign policy advisor. nice to talk with you. >> good to be with you. >>> is this senator dick lugar's last week in american politics? we'll introduce you to the guy. a look ahead of the president's schedule. [ male announcer ] with six indulgently layered desserts, all at 150 calories or less, there's definitely a temptations for you. unless you're one of those people who doesn't like delicious stuff. temptations. it's the first jell-o that's just for adults. with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card, we earn more cash back for the things we buy most. 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. no annual fee. that's 1% back on... wow! 2% on my homemade lasagna. 3% back on [ friends ] road trip!!!!!!!!!!!! [ male announcer ] get 1-2-3 percent cash back. apply online or at a bank of america near you. ♪ sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's sma
chief romney foreign policy advisor. nice to talk with you. >> good to be with you. >>> is this senator dick lugar's last week in american politics? we'll introduce you to the guy. a look ahead of the president's schedule. [ male announcer ] with six indulgently layered desserts, all at 150 calories or less, there's definitely a temptations for you. unless you're one of those people who doesn't like delicious stuff. temptations. it's the first jell-o that's just for adults. with...
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i don't -- >> who are you for, romney or obama? >> romney. >> romney will take us out when? >> romney has plans to take us out. >> faster than obama? >> yes. >> really? news tonight, ladies. news tonight. news tonight. >> i wonder what the candidates say about the economy, how they're going to improve that. >> you'll hear about that tonight, i can guarantee that. miss? >> i would like to ask governor romney if he believes senior citizens should be able to choose between a private system and a public health care system, why shouldn't every american be allowed the same choice? >> have i to think about that one. thank you very much. we'll be right back with more "hardball." two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for gener
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mitt romney says he supports education. i thought he supported ryan plan that cuts pell grants by $170 billion. we'll sort it out right now, this is "the ed show, let's get to work." >> congress needs to keep interest rates on student loans from doubling. >> the president is leading and mitt romney is following. >> i fully support the effort to extend the low interest rate on student loans. >> van jones of rebuild the dream on the progressive movement to end the war on the poor. and the economic victims of the romney budget. >>> another big brand dumps alec, and now they may have a big problem with the irs. robert greenwald is here to explain. bill o' reilly joins the scare. >> do you know robert reich? i. >> i do -- >> tonight former labor secret robert reich is here to respond. >>> and the player formerly known as ron artest is in trouble for in assault. should he be tossed from the league forever? >> i got emotional and excited, if was unfortunate that james got hit with an unintentional elbow. >>> good to have you with
mitt romney says he supports education. i thought he supported ryan plan that cuts pell grants by $170 billion. we'll sort it out right now, this is "the ed show, let's get to work." >> congress needs to keep interest rates on student loans from doubling. >> the president is leading and mitt romney is following. >> i fully support the effort to extend the low interest rate on student loans. >> van jones of rebuild the dream on the progressive movement to end...
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the governor romney of 2001, the governor romney governor of massachusetts, would have been a strong contender in the philadelphia suburbs and the cleveland suburbs. the governor romney who ttacked far to the right, like the blunt amendment and say he was for it that romney is going to get swamped in the philadelphia suburbs and the cleveland suburbs. >> governor rendell, thank you so much for having you on. >> thank you. thank you. >>> up next, we will dig deeper into the nbc news poll and why it says tonight's debate is so crucial for governor romney. and the answer may not be what you're thinking right now. >>> but first, there's a lot going on today. here are some things we just thought you should know. education secretary arne duncan is calling for printed textbooks to become obsolete within the next few years. wow. duncan says the u.s. is fall willing behind other nations that are already traps sigging from print to digital school books. >>> and who's going tonight next big cheese? chee-tos hired an artist to make portraits of president obama, governor romney made entirely of c
the governor romney of 2001, the governor romney governor of massachusetts, would have been a strong contender in the philadelphia suburbs and the cleveland suburbs. the governor romney who ttacked far to the right, like the blunt amendment and say he was for it that romney is going to get swamped in the philadelphia suburbs and the cleveland suburbs. >> governor rendell, thank you so much for having you on. >> thank you. thank you. >>> up next, we will dig deeper into the...
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this is not about ann romney. this is about the waitress at a diner in you know some place in nevada who has two kids whose daycare funding is being cut off because of the romney/ryan budgeting. >> of course, she was then on later in the day and again later last night trying again to explain herself. she's apologized. the romney campaign instead of accepting an apology is fund raising off of this or trying to and hoping that they can close a gap which is you know, as i wrote a canyon, the 19-point gender gap which will, if it persists, mean that they will not win the white house. i mean it has to be narrowed for them to have a shot at it. >> the just as the president obama has been wanting mitt romney to run and merge him as president clinton did with gingrich, he wants to american romn romney/ryan with the chairman of the budget committee. you're see the romneyny team trying to be obama/rosen for a while. she does have ties to the white house. she doesn't work for them or the dnc. i think fundamentally while this
this is not about ann romney. this is about the waitress at a diner in you know some place in nevada who has two kids whose daycare funding is being cut off because of the romney/ryan budgeting. >> of course, she was then on later in the day and again later last night trying again to explain herself. she's apologized. the romney campaign instead of accepting an apology is fund raising off of this or trying to and hoping that they can close a gap which is you know, as i wrote a canyon, the...
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know it if it were not for mitt romney. he wrote the prototype for that and he advocated for it being on the national level. we have him in part to thank for having obamacare. we need to make sure that people understand that and rally behind rick santorum who is going to repeal and replace obamacare. >> alice stort, great to have you on with us this morning. a little construction work going on behind you there? >> we're at the gettysburg location. they're breaking down the event from last night. >> they need to be a little more quiet around while you're skyping. thanks so much, alice. joining me is alicia menendez, tony fratto and john ralston. as our own mark murray. mark, let's talk about how this changes the dynamic with jeb bush coming out to give his endorsement to mitt romney. it answers a lot of questions about where this race is going. >> thomas, i'm not sure it changes the dynamic. but it's almost a cherry on top of his victory in illinois last night, very good news for the mitt romney campaign. but as alice was ju
know it if it were not for mitt romney. he wrote the prototype for that and he advocated for it being on the national level. we have him in part to thank for having obamacare. we need to make sure that people understand that and rally behind rick santorum who is going to repeal and replace obamacare. >> alice stort, great to have you on with us this morning. a little construction work going on behind you there? >> we're at the gettysburg location. they're breaking down the event...
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romney. after round one shocked the race. >> what are the major differences between the two of you? >> romney got no lift from picking his running mate. romney got the opposite of a lift from his convention. romney got buried after the other side's convention. nothing was working, until that clear win in the first debate. >> i don't have a $5 trillion tax cut. >> now, after the president's muddled first night, saving his best shots until the morning after. >> the fellow on the stage last night, who looked like mitt romney, said he did not know anything about that. >> after his vice president pulled no punches -- >> that's a bunch of malarkey. >> tonight in a way that the common wisdom says it never should be, tonight the race hangs in the balance. msnbc's coverage of the second presidential debate starts right now. >>> rematch! round two, everybody. the second presidential debate tonight from hempstead, new york, on long island, at the campus of hofstra university. thank you for watching it h
romney. after round one shocked the race. >> what are the major differences between the two of you? >> romney got no lift from picking his running mate. romney got the opposite of a lift from his convention. romney got buried after the other side's convention. nothing was working, until that clear win in the first debate. >> i don't have a $5 trillion tax cut. >> now, after the president's muddled first night, saving his best shots until the morning after. >> the...
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of a perfect or even semiperfect alternative to romney and say, you know, the rational choice is romney. we're better off ending this sooner rather than later f. that happens, it will be the voters who will decide because they will have looked at santorum, they will have seen his momentum and said, you know what, that's nice, maybe inspires me to a certain level. but my rational mind is telling me we need to end this process. it's bleeding romney of support among independents right now the longer this goes on. and it's a subtextual dynamic of tonight, of super tuesday and of the entire romney message. >> if rick santorum wins ohio, he can say not only, i am the alternati alternative, but i am the person who can fight on obama's battleground, which is hay peeling to middle class, blue-collar americans, because he's going to say, look at what i did in ohio. and i'm wondering -- i'm going to play this clip from ann romney. and we're going to play the whole thing. but it plays into this perception that mitt romney is out of touch, whether you call them notionals or whatever, going in part f
of a perfect or even semiperfect alternative to romney and say, you know, the rational choice is romney. we're better off ending this sooner rather than later f. that happens, it will be the voters who will decide because they will have looked at santorum, they will have seen his momentum and said, you know what, that's nice, maybe inspires me to a certain level. but my rational mind is telling me we need to end this process. it's bleeding romney of support among independents right now the...
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when mitt romney -- there are some months -- >> 69,000. >> 69,000 what mitt romney did in four years is last month. that's twice the national average. >> i love how you come on this show, michael, my pal. you come on and defend the republican congress for saying no to everything this guy wants them to do. then when they get nothing done because they say no to every little thing, this little can of spam, they say no to that, they won't get this puny little jobs bill and they fire for firemen and teachers, and then you come on and say how come no new jobs? because your party gets its rocks off by saying no to everything. >> but the reality is, you want to throw the spam out there, but you're not worried about how much the spam costs. you're not worried about how folks are going to digest that. >> you can't complain about no jobs if the guy tries to get a jobs bill week after week and you say no. >> jobs economists have estimated -- >> we got out of the great depression, world war ii. >> what did health care have to do with jobs in the first year when all those jobs you were talking abo
when mitt romney -- there are some months -- >> 69,000. >> 69,000 what mitt romney did in four years is last month. that's twice the national average. >> i love how you come on this show, michael, my pal. you come on and defend the republican congress for saying no to everything this guy wants them to do. then when they get nothing done because they say no to every little thing, this little can of spam, they say no to that, they won't get this puny little jobs bill and they...
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you just heard mitt romney say that was the u.s. government apologizing for the freedom of speech. >> there was three elements. one was a dignified acknowledgment of the loss of the ambassador, and two he offered no analysis of how we go forward, and the third he got into tactical politics. i thought what he said was undignified and unpersuasive. what they decided to do in the romney campaign is take a vicious assault and turn it into what could be a political advantage. we defend free speech and promote religious tolerance. the romney campaign is trying to dredge this up in policy. it's beneath governor romney to be doing this particularly when there should at least be a moment of silence acknowledging the loss of our wonderful career diploma diplomats. >> one of the criticisms you just heard from romney is this sends mixed signals, because the white house said they did not approve the statement and were backing off from the statement, and do you think these kinds of statements coming in the midst of the hotly contested political c
you just heard mitt romney say that was the u.s. government apologizing for the freedom of speech. >> there was three elements. one was a dignified acknowledgment of the loss of the ambassador, and two he offered no analysis of how we go forward, and the third he got into tactical politics. i thought what he said was undignified and unpersuasive. what they decided to do in the romney campaign is take a vicious assault and turn it into what could be a political advantage. we defend free...